Third graders explore how dancers use space — moving at high, middle, and low levels, and in different directions — to make their dances more interesting and expressive.
Students will be able to…
A dancer can crouch down low, stand in the middle, or reach up high — and move forward, back, or sideways. How do dancers use levels and directions in space?
Project each item and have students answer about levels and directions in dance. The tool explains high, middle, and low.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
A dancer can go low, middle, or high — how do levels change a dance?
Students explore.
Students create.
Students perform.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Dance).
Use levels and directions in space.
Explore spatial movement ideas.
Demonstrate movement in space.
Describe how space is used in dance.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students make a short dance that uses a low, a middle, and a high level. A printable levels sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.